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From 9 to 13 November 2015, a series of pictures from Pakistan were put on display at the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome, Italy to depict Pakistan’s stories of success. The photo exhibition serves to showcase this strong partnership between WFP and Pakistan…

On 10 November 2015, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) launched the 2016 International Year of Pulses to raise awareness about the protein power and health benefits of all kinds of dried beans and peas, boost their production and trade and encourage new and smarter uses throughout the…

In November 2015, the World Food Programme released a new survey which reveals that the majority of the poor are familiar with the governments Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), but they lack awareness of other food and nutrition programs. The 4Ps is a conditional cash…

On 16 November 2015, the Institute of Development Studies of Ghana organised a workshop on food, markets and nutrition. The event was attended by nutrition experts from government, business, civil society and academia to discuss how to improve the nutrition situation in the country. At…

On 18 November 2015, a one day seminar was held in the Nigerian state of Sokoto to inform and enable the media to create awareness across the population on the importance of good nutrition for all age groups. Speaking at the event, Mohammad Mohiuddin, Chief…

On 18 November 2015, the World Food Programme announced that they were able to continue food distribution to the Somali region of Ethiopia. The support will be able to scale up nutrition to help more than 700,000 children and nursing mothers in the most drought…

About the author: William Chilufya is a civil society advocate for good nutrition and country coordinator for Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (CSO-SUN). He is also a member of the SUN Movement Executive Committee. Things are now changing in Zambia around Nutrition, I would confidently…

On 19 November 2015, in commemoration of World Toilet Day, the Lusaka government announced the provision for the construction of at least 500 toilets in the 2016 national budget to improve sanitary conditions. This was announced by Stephen Kampyongo, Minister of Local Government and Housing…

On 19 November 2015, in commemoration of World Toilet Day, UNICEF released a media statement to raise awareness about the lack of access to toilets faced by 50 million Nigerians. The statement stressed that the lack of access to toilets is endangering the lives of…

On 29 October 2015, the Sierra Leone SUN Secretariat hosted an event to launch reports from a study on malnutrition in Sierra Leone. The reports relate to a two year research project implemented by the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) to understand reasons for the…

On 17 November 2015, the Sierra Leone SUN Secretariat held a four day workshop in Dakar, Senegal, with civil society representatives from Liberia to share best practices and lessons learnt to inform the establishment of a SUN Civil Society Platform in Liberia. This learning exchange…

In October 2015, Peru’s Congress has recognised family farming as a key pillar of food security in the country. The country approved legislation to promote the sustainable development of family farming. The law means that associated changes to public policy will be made on…

In October 2015, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) published a scientific report titled “Moving Forward on Choosing a Standard Operational Indicator of Women’s Dietary Diversity’’ which details the scientific research leading to a new dietary diversity indicator for assessing diversity of women’s diets at individual level….

From 28 to 30 October 2015, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held a technical meeting in Vienna on Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED), Microbiome and Undernutrition. Over 50 experts were brought together for this meeting by IAEA’s Nutitional and Health-Related Environmental Studies Section. Stunting is known to…

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On 20 October 2015, a leadership award was presented to Shawn Baker, Director of Nutrition at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at an award event organised by Sight and Life. Shawn Baker is also the Chair of the SUN Movement Executive Committee. The award celebrates…

On 21 October 2015, a High-Level Conference for an African Agricultural Transformation Agenda was held in Dakar, Senegal by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The event brought together Ministers beyond the agriculture sector including Finance, Economy and Rural Development and involved business leaders, civil society and…

On 1 October 2015, in the Vice President’s Conference Room, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Secretariat of Sierra Leone officially launched the video documentary “Good Nutrition: Key for a Healthy Nation”. The documentary was developed by Action Against Hunger’s mission in Sierra Leone, in collaboration with…

William Chilufya Civil society advocacy work can be tiresome sometimes, there are times when you feel you are talking to yourself and no one is listening to the issues you are raising. Fortunately, there are the times of happiness and triumph, when you realise that all your hard work is paying off and you can say, “Oh my God, someone finally paid attention”!

From 28-30 October 2015, the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security (ADFNS) was commemorated with continental level celebrations held in Uganda. The 6th ADFNS gave a special focus to women under the theme “Empowering Our Women, Securing Our Food, Improving Our Nutrition”, in line with…